Toy.



J. F. SGHOEPPL, DEGD.

J. T. BOHEU, EXEOUTOE.

Patented Dec. 2, 7776/0 .ll. WEE mm 4 i m Wm v i 1 1i. 1

COLUMBIA FLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

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JOSEPH F. SGHOEPPL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; JOHN THOMAS SCHEU, EXECUTOR OF SAID SGHOEPPL, DECEASED.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH F. Scnonrrn, citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys and has for its object the provision of a comparatively simple and attractive device of this character especially designed to afi'ord a source of amusement for children and other persons using the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy including a casing having a suitable figure painted, or otherwise represented, thereon and at the rear of which is mounted for reciprocation a slide, there being a plurality of pairs of eyes arranged on the slide and adapted to successively register with openings in said figure whereby the facial expression of the figure may be changed at the will of the operator.

A further object is to strengthen the slide by the provision of a reinforcing strip a portion of which is bent upon itself to produce a finger piece, which latter projects through a suitable opening in the casing and afiords a convenient means for operating said slide. 5

A still further object is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efficiency, as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to in the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front ele-' vation of a toy constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the slide used; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the casing partly in folded to show the construction thereof; Fig. 6 is a front elevation illustrating a modified form of the invention.

The improved toy forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises a flat elongated body portion or casing 5 formed of paper, cardboard, or other suitable material, and on the face of which is printed, painted, or. otherwise represented, preferably the figure of a boy indicated at 6. The front of the casing is preferably formed of a single ply of material, while the rear of the casing is formed of superposed plies 7 and 8, pasted or otherwise fastened together as shown. An elongated opening 9 is formed in the rear of the casing near the center thereof, the material constituting the outer ply 8 being folded in wardly on one side ofthe opening as indicated at 10, while the material constituting the inner ply 7 is folded in a similar manner on the opposite side of said opening as indicated at 11, thus to strengthen the side walls of the opening and prevent tearing thereof when using the device. 7

Mounted for reciprocation within the casing and at the rear of the figure 6 is a slide 12 upon which is printed, painted, or other wise represented, a plurality of pairs of eyes 13, adapted to successively register with the corresponding openings 14 formed in the front of the casing as the slide is reciprocated within said casing. The pupils or balls of the eyes 13 are preferably arranged in different grotesque positions, and as the slide is reciprocated the eyes will register with the openings 14 and give the figure different facial expressions, thus affording .considerable amusement.

l The slide 12 is strengthened. by the provision of a reinforcing strip 14, which preferably extends on both sides of the slide, the material forming the strip at the rear of said slide being bent or pressed together to form a laterally extending finger piece 15 which projects through the slot or opening 9 .in the rear of the casing and thus forms a convenient means for. reciprocating the slide to effect the different facial changes of the figure. The reinforcing strip 14 at the front of the slide ispreferably painted or otherwise provided with alternate red and white stripes 16 to represent teeth, these stripes or teeth being continuously exposed at the mouth opening 17 in the figure except when the slide has been moved to the limit of its downward stroke, in which event a tongue piece 18 will be projected through the mouth opening 17 and exposed to view instead of the teeth, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The tongue piece 18 is pasted or otherwise secured preferably to the reinforcing strip 1 1 near the upper end of the slide and is retained in position thereon by means of a strip of paper, linen, or other suitable material 19, which latter forms a closure or pocket for the fixed end of the tongue and serves to prevent said tongue from becoming detached when the slide is manipulated. It will here be noted that the strip 14 not only serves to reinforce and render the slide rigid, but also forms a finger piece by which the slide may be reciprocated within the casing. It Wlll also be noted that the strip 19 spans the reinforcing strip and tongue so as to prevent accidental lateral or verti- .cal movement of the tongue and thus insure registration of the tongue with the .Inouth opening in the face of the casing whenever the slide is moved to the end of its downward stroke.

The eyes 13 are preferably arranged on opposite sides of the reinforcing strip for a portion .of the length of said reinforcing strip, while the stripes 16 terminate at approximately the center of the slide, and in lieu of said stripes the reinforcing strip is painted with alternate colors 20 adapted to show through suitable openings 21 in thefigure as the lower pairs of eyes register with the eye openings. The length of the red and white stripes 16 is such that when the upper pairs of eyes on the reinforcing strip register with the eye openings, said stripes will be exposed at the button openings 21 to represent buttons. An auxiliary opening 22 is arranged in the front of the casing to forma tassel for the capof the figure, there being a vertical row of ornagagement with the finger piece also serving to limit the longitudinal movement of the slide.

The lower end of the casingis preferably closed while theupper end thereof is open to facilitate the introduction or removal of the slide. Attention is here called to the fact that the finger piece 15 is normally inclined in the direction of the closed end of the casing, so that by pressing said finger piece flat against the reinforcing strip, the slide may be readily inserted within the casing to a point in registration with the slot, when the inherent resilient properties of the finger piece will cause said finger piece to project outwardly through said slot and in position to be conveniently grasped by the operator.

In operation, the casing is grasped in one hand and the slide reciprocated with the thumb and forefinger of the other hand. As the slide is reciprocated the position of the eyes will constantly change while a new tassel and buttons will also appear at each change of the eyes of the figure. When the slide nears the end of its downward stroke the tongue will project through the mouth opening 17 and thefinger piece bear against the lower reinforcing strip 22 so as to prevent further movement of the slide.

In Fig. 6 of the drawing there is illustrated a modified form of the invention in which the figure is shown with a coat provided with lapels having an opening 25 therein to expose a bouquet, there being an elongated opening 26 formed in the shirt to expose a necktie or oravat. When the device is made in this manner, the slide, of course, will be provided with colored portions to represent the tie and bouquet, which colored portions register with the tie and bouquet openings 25 and 26 respectively as the slide is reciprocated so that a simultaneous movement will be imparted to the eyes, tassel, bouquet, and tie.

The construction and operation of the 'device shown in Fig. 6 is otherwise similar in construction to that shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

It will of course be understood that the toys may be made in different sizes and shapes and that any suitable figure may be painted on the casing without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It will also be understood that the reinforcing strip 14 may extend along the rear face only of the slide, in which event, the stripes 16 and colored portions, indicating the buttons and cravat, will be represented directly on the front face of the slide in lieu of the reinforcing strip, and the tongue will also be secured directly to the slide.

It will further be understood that the toy may be used with good results as an advertising novelty in which event suitable advertising matter may be printed on either the front or the rear of the casing.

Having described the invention, what I claim is:

1. An amusement 'deviceincluding a casing; having a figure represented on one side thereof and the other side formed with a slot, there being openings formed in the casing to correspond with the features of the face of the figure, a slidemounted for reciprocation within the casing, a reinforcing strip secured to the front and therear of the slide and provided with afinger piece extending through the slot in the casing, a tongue secured to the reinforcingstrip at the upper end of the slide and adapted to extend through one of the openings in the casing, and a plurality of pans of eyes arranged on opposite sides of the reinforcing strip and adapted to successively register with other of the openings in the front of the casing.

2. An amusement device including a casing having a figure represented on the front thereof and a slot in the rear of said casing, there being openings formed in the front of the casing corresponding to the features of the face of the figure, a slide mounted for reciprocation within the casing and having a plurality of pairs of eyes represented thereon and adapted to successively register with some of the openings in the front of the casing, a reinforcing strip secured to and extending longitudinally of the front and rear of the slide and having a portion thereof bent laterally to form a downwardly inclined finger piece projecting through the slot in the casing, a retaining strip secured to the front of the slide near the upper end thereof, and a tongue piece interposed between the retaining strip and the reinforcing strip, respectively.

3. An amusement device including a casing having a figure represented on the front thereof, and provided with openings some of which constitute eyes and another the mouth of the figure, there being a slot formed in the rear wall of the casing, a slide mounted for reciprocation within the casing, and having a plurality of pairs of eyes represented thereon, a reinforcing strip secured to the slide and provided with a finger piece extending through the slot in the casing, a portion of said slide being painted to represent teeth adapted to register with the mouth opening, and a tongue secured to the slide near the upper end thereof and adapted to extend through the mouth opening when the slide approaches the end of its downward stroke.

4. An amusement device including a fiat elongated casing having its front wall formed of a single ply of material and provided with a figure and its rear wall formed of superposed plies and provided with a longitudinally disposed slot, the material forming the inner ply of the rear wall being folded inwardly on one side of the slot and the material forming the outer ply of the rear wall being folded inwardly on the other side of said slot, reinforcing strips secured to the rear wall of the casing at the top and bottom of said slot, a slide mounted for reciprocation within the casing and having a plurality of sets of eyes represented thereon and adapted to register with openings formed in the face of the figure, and a reinforcing strip secured to the slide and having a portion thereoffolded upon itself and extending laterally through the slot in the casing and adapted to engage the upper and lower transverse strips for limiting the longitudinal movement of said slide.

5. An amusement device including a casing having a figure represented on the front thereof and provided with a cap having a tassel, there being openings formed in the face of the figure corresponding to the features thereof, and other openings one of which corresponds to the tassel of the cap and others to the buttons on the coat of the figure, there being a longitudinal slot formed in the rear wall of the casing, a slide mounted for reciprocation within the casing and having a plurality of sets of eyes represented thereon and adapted to register with some of the openings constituting the features of the figure, a reinforcing strip secured to the slide and hav-' ing a portion thereof extending laterally through the slot to form a finger piece, a tongue secured to the slide and adapted to extend through the opening constituting the mouth of the figure when the slide approaches the end of its downward stroke, said slide having a portion thereof painted to represent teeth adapted to register with the mouth opening, and another portion thereof divided into colored sections adapted to register with the button openings, and a plurality of tassels represented on the slide and adapted to register with the tassel opening.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH F. SCHOEPPL. [11. s]

Witnesses:

SAMUEL N. AoKnR, J. D. YOAKLEY.

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Washington, D. C. 

